Paper 2 QuestionsTopic 1: CAUSES, PRACTICES, EFFECTS OF WAR1. Analyze the reasons for Germany's defeat in either the First or Second World War.2. Examine the factors which hindered attempts at collective security after either the First or Second World War.3. With reference to two civil wars, compare and contrast the importance of ideology in a) causing the civil war, and b) attracting outside involvement.4. "In twentieth century total war, victory depended as much on contributions from the home front as developments on the military front." To what extent do you agree with this statement?5. Analyze the causes of either the Spanish Civil War or the Falklands/Malvinas War. (Other wars that could be asked about include both world wars and the Chinese Civil War)NOTE: Possible specific wars that may be named in a questions are First World War, Second World War, Chinese Civil War, Algerian War, Nigerian Civil War, Falklands/Malvinas War, Nicaraguan Revolution, Indo-Pakistan Wars, Spanish Civil War, Iran-Iraq War, Gulf War.
TOPIC 3: ORIGINS AND DEVELOPMENTS OF AUTHORITARIAN AND SINGLE-PARTY STATES
1. "The rise to power of Right-wing authoritarian or single-party leaders was due to fear of the Left." With reference to two right-wing leaders, to what extent do you agree with this statement?
2. In what ways, and with what success, did either Castro or Mao attempt to establish a totalitarian state after coming to power?
3. Analyze the methods to maintain power by either Peron or Stalin.
4. Evaluate the contribution to Hitler's rise to power of each of the following: National Socialist ideology; the use of force; economic crisis.
5. Analyze the circumstance that helped one right-wing leader come to power.
6. Discuss a) the support for, and b) ideology of one left-wing leader.
7. Compare and contrast the domestic policies of two of the following: Nyerere; Peron; Stalin.
8. In 1924 Hitler wrote: "The masses of the population are more affected by rhetoric than by any force. All great movements are popular movements." To what extent do you agree with this statement?
9. Examine the methods used by either Nasser or Castro to maintain power.
NOTE: Possible specific leaders that may be named in a question are Hitler, Stalin, Mao, Nasser, Kenyatta, Nyerere, Peron, Castro, Sukarno.
Paper 3 Questions
1. Assess the strengths and weaknesses of Alexander II's reforms.
2. "Lenin abandoned ideology in order to gain and consolidate power." To what extent do you agree with this statement?
3. Compare and contrast the economic and political affects of the Paris Peace Settlements on Germany and Italy up to 1923.
4. Analyze the reasons for the weakness and collapse of democracy between 1918 and 1939 either in Italy or Spain.
5. For what reasons, and with what results, were appeasement policies followed in the 1930s?
6. In what ways, and with what results, had Stalin developed the Soviet Union into a major industrial power by 1941?
7. "His measures of reform did not disguise his belief in the need to maintain autocratic rule." To what extent do you agree with this statement about Alexander II?
8. Compare and contrast the causes and nature of the two Russian Revolutions of 1917.
9. Analyze the success and failure of one post-First World War treaty.
10. Compare and contrast the domestic policies of Hitler and Mussolini.
11. For what reasons, and to what extent, did attempts to achieve collective security fail between 1919 and 1939?
12. A colleague said of Stalin: "His last years were his most dangerous. He swung to extremes." To what extent do you agree with this view?
13. For what reasons, and with what results, was Khrushchev successful in the power struggle following Stalin's death in 1953?
Paper 2 Questions Topic 1: CAUSES, PRACTICES, EFFECTS OF WAR 1. Analyze the reasons for Germany's defeat in either the First or Second World War. 2. Examine the factors which hindered attempts at collective security after either the First or Second World War. 3. With reference to two civil wars, compare and contrast the importance of ideology in a) causing the civil war, and b) attracting outside involvement. 4. "In twentieth century total war, victory depended as much on contributions from the home front as developments on the military front." To what extent do you agree with this statement? 5. Analyze the causes of either the Spanish Civil War or the Falklands/Malvinas War. (Other wars that could be asked about include both world wars and the Chinese Civil War) NOTE: Possible specific wars that may be named in a questions are First World War, Second World War, Chinese Civil War, Algerian War, Nigerian Civil War, Falklands/Malvinas War, Nicaraguan Revolution, Indo-Pakistan Wars, Spanish Civil War, Iran-Iraq War, Gulf War.
TOPIC 3: ORIGINS AND DEVELOPMENTS OF AUTHORITARIAN AND SINGLE-PARTY STATES
1. "The rise to power of Right-wing authoritarian or single-party leaders was due to fear of the Left." With reference to two right-wing leaders, to what extent do you agree with this statement?
2. In what ways, and with what success, did either Castro or Mao attempt to establish a totalitarian state after coming to power?
3. Analyze the methods to maintain power by either Peron or Stalin.
4. Evaluate the contribution to Hitler's rise to power of each of the following: National Socialist ideology; the use of force; economic crisis.
5. Analyze the circumstance that helped one right-wing leader come to power.
6. Discuss a) the support for, and b) ideology of one left-wing leader.
7. Compare and contrast the domestic policies of two of the following: Nyerere; Peron; Stalin.
8. In 1924 Hitler wrote: "The masses of the population are more affected by rhetoric than by any force. All great movements are popular movements." To what extent do you agree with this statement?
9. Examine the methods used by either Nasser or Castro to maintain power.
NOTE: Possible specific leaders that may be named in a question are Hitler, Stalin, Mao, Nasser, Kenyatta, Nyerere, Peron, Castro, Sukarno.
Paper 3 Questions
1. Assess the strengths and weaknesses of Alexander II's reforms.
2. "Lenin abandoned ideology in order to gain and consolidate power." To what extent do you agree with this statement?
3. Compare and contrast the economic and political affects of the Paris Peace Settlements on Germany and Italy up to 1923.
4. Analyze the reasons for the weakness and collapse of democracy between 1918 and 1939 either in Italy or Spain.
5. For what reasons, and with what results, were appeasement policies followed in the 1930s?
6. In what ways, and with what results, had Stalin developed the Soviet Union into a major industrial power by 1941?
7. "His measures of reform did not disguise his belief in the need to maintain autocratic rule." To what extent do you agree with this statement about Alexander II?
8. Compare and contrast the causes and nature of the two Russian Revolutions of 1917.
9. Analyze the success and failure of one post-First World War treaty.
10. Compare and contrast the domestic policies of Hitler and Mussolini.
11. For what reasons, and to what extent, did attempts to achieve collective security fail between 1919 and 1939?
12. A colleague said of Stalin: "His last years were his most dangerous. He swung to extremes." To what extent do you agree with this view?
13. For what reasons, and with what results, was Khrushchev successful in the power struggle following Stalin's death in 1953?